Category Archives: log cabin blocks

City of Peace- quilted!

Posted on February 26, 2025 by silvert@catskill.net

I asked for a name for this quilt on FB. I got a lot of good suggestions, some of which I might use for new quilts. I named this one City of Peace. After naming it I appliqued all the … Continue reading →

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Regina’s baby quilt!

Posted on November 6, 2022 by silvert@catskill.net

I finished this baby quilt for my new cousin, Regina. It has been sent and received, so now I can share it. I’m especially pleased with how the back turned out. I love this rainbow triangle fabric! I did … Continue reading →

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Blue Windows finished!

Posted on February 8, 2022 by silvert@catskill.net

My blue quilt, now named “Blue Windows,” is finished! The deadline for the Prism Play quilts is Thursday, so it’s not even the last minute! Here’s the quilt and a detail shot. In the detail there is a face that … Continue reading →

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Speed Date with Improv!

Posted on October 28, 2021 by silvert@catskill.net

I took two EBHQ Zoom classes with Krista Hennebury #poppyprints. One was Speed Date with Improv which was totally up my alley! We made a bunch of blocks while learning a bunch of techniques. Everyone used black, white plus one … Continue reading →

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Log cabin quilted!

Posted on May 2, 2021 by silvert@catskill.net

If you double click on the photo it will get bigger. I’m done with the quilting! Now I need to put the binding on it. I’m going with a facing rather than a traditional binding. That’s where all the binding … Continue reading →

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quilting my inprov log cabin

Posted on April 21, 2021 by silvert@catskill.net

I’m working on quilting this log cabin. I’m not marking any lines. I don’t have a plan yet. I’m quilting a few lines with a walking foot, and then that gives me an idea of what to try next. I’m … Continue reading →

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Improv Log Cabin

Posted on April 4, 2021 by silvert@catskill.net

I’m working on this log cabin quilt. In my previous post I mentioned that I thought this quilt needed a tiny orange square in the upper left corner. I could have fused a square on top, but instead I took … Continue reading →

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Looking at a WIP (Work in Progress)

Posted on March 7, 2021 by silvert@catskill.net

When does a WIP become a UFO (Unfinished Fabric Object)? I haven’t worked on this improv Log Cabin in many months. I was deleting photos on my phone and came across it. When I stopped working on it I was … Continue reading →

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Photos from my wonky log cabin class

Posted on February 5, 2019 by silvert@catskill.net

Here are wonky log cabin blocks by my students on Sunday, at HelloStitch. I had 5 students, but can only find 4 photos on my phone. My apologies to the one I left out.

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More wonky log cabins

Posted on October 30, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Here are three wonky log cabin blocks in some of my favorite fabrics. I made them in an EBHQ workshop. They are quite free form, and also not square. I also didn’t keep track of the usual order of adding … Continue reading →

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